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Rachel Wilt <I>Hertzog</I> Cooke

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Rachel Wilt Hertzog Cooke

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Feb 1896 (aged 88)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Her father was Joseph Hertzog b. 1768 in Philadelphia, d. January 1827 Illinois.
Her mother was Catherine Wilt b. 1775 in Philadelphia, d. Nov 1861 Collinsville Illinois


Rachel married Philip when he was a 2nd Lt. of the 6th US Infantry on October 28th, 1830 at the Cantonment Leavenworth quarters of Agent John DOUGHERTY and his wife Mary (Herzog) DOUGHERTY, sister of the bride, by Rev. Mr. EDWARDS. This was the first wedding of record in present Kansas in which both bride and groom were white persons.

Marriages, Births & Deaths in Kansas Before 1854; Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc., Wichita, KS.
Avilable in Johnson County Library, Kansas.
Vol. 28, 32, p. 177, written 1962 and entire document organized in 1966.
Her father was Joseph Hertzog b. 1768 in Philadelphia, d. January 1827 Illinois.
Her mother was Catherine Wilt b. 1775 in Philadelphia, d. Nov 1861 Collinsville Illinois


Rachel married Philip when he was a 2nd Lt. of the 6th US Infantry on October 28th, 1830 at the Cantonment Leavenworth quarters of Agent John DOUGHERTY and his wife Mary (Herzog) DOUGHERTY, sister of the bride, by Rev. Mr. EDWARDS. This was the first wedding of record in present Kansas in which both bride and groom were white persons.

Marriages, Births & Deaths in Kansas Before 1854; Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc., Wichita, KS.
Avilable in Johnson County Library, Kansas.
Vol. 28, 32, p. 177, written 1962 and entire document organized in 1966.

Gravesite Details

Buried in Section H Lot 94 in the Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit along with her daughter Julia and Julia's first husband Jacob Sharp.



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